Sec. 431.160. CIVIL ACTION BY COMMISSION    


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  • (a) The commission may bring a civil action against a respondent if:

    (1) the commission determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice under Section 431.006; and

    (2) the commission's efforts to resolve the discriminatory practice to the satisfaction of the complainant and respondent through informal methods have been unsuccessful.

    (b) The complainant may intervene in a civil action brought by the commission.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 , Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.